hey all, i'm switching from sport bikes (Japanese) to a Sportster. a friend's family member is selling off a 2005 1200 Custom. it's doing some weird things and i was hoping to get an opinion on how bad this sounds because i'm supposed to pick it up in a couple days.
the bike hasn't been run since mid 2008. they attempted to jump it with a car. now the bike will run, but idles poorly. when i rode it, it kept trying to die as i accelerated until i got the RPM's to what sounded like over 3 or 4K. i had assumed this was just a carburation issue and no biggy. but there's some weird electric things going on that have me concerned. the neutral and oil light work, but the speedo doesn't and the odo isn't coming on. i was told that when the fuse for the speedo is replaced, it will blow again. also, when you turn the ignition on and wait a few seconds, the hazards start to flash.
one person theorized that by jump starting, they had triggered some anti-theft feature, but no one remembers if the bike originally had a FOB with the key.
i really like this bike and am hoping there isn't too much involved in getting it straightened out. it's a friend putting the deal together and it's being sold due to a break up. so, i know it's not a case of someone trying to sell off their problem bike.
does it sound like i'm buying something that just needs a little tweaking or does it sound like i'm about to get in WAY OVER my head?
thank in advance for any input.
the bike hasn't been run since mid 2008. they attempted to jump it with a car. now the bike will run, but idles poorly. when i rode it, it kept trying to die as i accelerated until i got the RPM's to what sounded like over 3 or 4K. i had assumed this was just a carburation issue and no biggy. but there's some weird electric things going on that have me concerned. the neutral and oil light work, but the speedo doesn't and the odo isn't coming on. i was told that when the fuse for the speedo is replaced, it will blow again. also, when you turn the ignition on and wait a few seconds, the hazards start to flash.
one person theorized that by jump starting, they had triggered some anti-theft feature, but no one remembers if the bike originally had a FOB with the key.
i really like this bike and am hoping there isn't too much involved in getting it straightened out. it's a friend putting the deal together and it's being sold due to a break up. so, i know it's not a case of someone trying to sell off their problem bike.
does it sound like i'm buying something that just needs a little tweaking or does it sound like i'm about to get in WAY OVER my head?
thank in advance for any input.